Global Patent Index - EP 1297658 A1

EP 1297658 A1 20030402 - METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM AUFBAU EINER VERBINDUNG IN EINEM DRAHTLOSEN KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'ETABLISSEMENT D'UNE CONNEXION DANS UN SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL

Publication

EP 1297658 A1 20030402 (EN)

Application

EP 01925700 A 20010501

Priority

  • GB 0101916 W 20010501
  • GB 0016364 A 20000703

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0203625A1] Communication between two devices, e.g. a PDA (10) and a mobile phone (12), is initially established using a point-to-point channel, such as by infrared signalling, before switching to a broadcast rf channel for the transfer of data. Consequently, devices can be added to a wireless network easily in an environment containing many devices which are available to join a wireless network.

IPC 1-7

H04L 12/56

IPC 8 full level

H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H04W 48/16 (2013.01 - EP KR US); H04W 84/00 (2013.01 - KR); H04W 88/00 (2013.01 - KR); H04W 84/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 88/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0203625 A1 20020110; AU 5238401 A 20020114; BR 0112087 A 20030506; CA 2414845 A1 20020110; CN 1439214 A 20030827; EP 1297658 A1 20030402; GB 0016364 D0 20000823; GB 2364457 A 20020123; GB 2364457 B 20030806; JP 2004503138 A 20040129; KR 20030013464 A 20030214; US 2004203376 A1 20041014

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0101916 W 20010501; AU 5238401 A 20010501; BR 0112087 A 20010501; CA 2414845 A 20010501; CN 01811879 A 20010501; EP 01925700 A 20010501; GB 0016364 A 20000703; JP 2002507585 A 20010501; KR 20027017643 A 20021224; US 31201802 A 20021220